Atzbach, Charles S.lt. Hamden Pd, Ret.

September 27, 2004

ATZBACH, Charles S.Lt. Hamden PD, Ret.

Charles S. Atzbach, 73, Hamden CT Police Dept., Lt. Ret. of Moulton St., Hamden, died Saturday (September 25, 2004) at the Hospital of St. Raphael after a long illness. Survived by his beloved wife, Joan (Gunn) Atzbach; daughters, Meg Jenkins of Gilford, NH, and Susan Rand and her husband, Christopher of Cheshire; a son, Chip Atzbach and his wife, Kelly of Manchester; seven grandchildren, Tomm Jenkins of Gilford, NH, Connor, Matthew and Benjamin Rand of Cheshire, and Cameron, Molly Jane and Owen Atzbach of Manchester. Also survived by his step mother, Grace Atzbach Smith of Hilton Head, SC. Born Dec. 17, 1930 in New Haven, a son at the late Charles S. Atzbach and Norma ``Jean'' Cronin, he was a veteran of the Korean War having served with the U.S. Air Force Reserves in Okinawa, Japan and Korea. He joined the Hamden Police Dept. in 1953 as a patrol officer. Notably, he was the first patrol officer to be assigned to the departments Youth Bureau in 1963. In 1964 he attained the rank of Sergeant, serving for ten years until his promotion to Lieutenant in 1974. He retired at that rank in 1987, having served the Town and Citizens of Hamden for 34 years. He was a member of the V.F.W. in Hamden and also the Irish American Community Center in East Haven. Funeral from Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Rita Church at 10 a.m. Burial with Military Honors will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hamden. Friends may call Tuesday, 4-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospital of St. Raphael Memorial Foundation, 1450 Chapel St., New Haven, CT or the Church of St. Rita School Library Fund, 1620 Whitney Ave., Hamden, CT.